Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-04-14
Important Pen.ion nseisIon.

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A difference OF opinion and practice has
for some time existed between the pension
Office and the office OF the third auditor OF
the treasury in Washington as to when the
payment oil ar accrued pension actually
becomes eonsummated. The question was
referred TO the seeead controller who has
decided.
Where the pension has become due and
payable in the life lifetime Of the pensioner,
and he has executed the usual voucher and
transmitted the same to the pension
agent. but dies before the agent had
mailed to him a check for its pay
ment, there has been, in law, no payment
OF the accrued pension. When the yopeh-
er has been execute and delivered to the
agent n the check has been transmitted
to and received by the PENSIONS. in his lie
time, the payment has become complete.
Where the voucher has been executed by
the pensioner and delivered to the agent,
and the check has been mailed by the
agent to the pensioner in his lifetime, put
was not received by him, / do not think
that the act OF payment has been so far
consum mated as to defeat the rights of the
widow or minor children or claims for
reimbu rsment, and the check cannot be
properly deemed a part of the assets of
the estate Of the deceased pensioner.
Mrs. Jno. NJ. Langston, mother of the
boy who shoS the man at Petersburg, Va,
is completely Frustrated over the difficulty
her son is in. 1t is said the wounded man
has n nance OF recovery. Prof. Langston
feels terribly Inundated over the affair and
will make no undue effort to evsde the full
penalty of the law in the case In his sons
behalf. The man young Langston killed
about three years ago he claimed would
hu ~a HsIla1 htrn 20 he haAaft n.k 4ha H..
on him. but it is thought sell defense won't
work in the present case.
The Journal de Geneve. noted for it's i'm
partial treatment OF international ques-
tions. says: Reichsland is being subjected
TO an iron regime. The most honorable
cit zens are arrested without
cause, dragged through the streets like
common thieves and immured in some for
tress during the pleasure of their rulers.
The bare fact OF having worn or purchased
articles OF dress whose colors recall the
French flag, or subscribing to a disaffected
paper, is considered IA crime, and the offend.
er punished with several months' impris-
onment. The details would strike us as
exaggerated were they not vouched for by
Witnesses whose good faith is beyond dis
pute.
While a silver wedding celebration was
III PfORItcet duh, NO., warren Long,
"a prominent farmer, was shot and killed
near the hall by Edward Carr. The latter
was drunk and had been quarrelsoms dur
ing the evening, having been knocked down
and kicked out OF the hotel.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
road let contracts at Omaha for the build
ing OF 400 miles OF road from Center City,
Neb., to the Northwest.
The chief difficulty in the way ofCarlisle's
reelection to the speakership has been re-
move by the collapse OF the contest OF his
seat rs a member by Thoebe, the Labor
candidate. Under the law Thoebe had 80
days after serving notice Of contestin which
to take evidence. The ninety days expired
n short time ago, and with the mass OF tes-
timony he had taken Thoebe was only able
to call into question five votes; and as he
had a majority of o to overcome, be gave
up the task as hopeless. Speaker Carlisle
will soon go on a visit to his son at Wiehi-
ia, kas.. where he expects to remain most
OF the summer.
Sir William Owen Lanyon, K. G.. B., who
arrived in New York q few days ago from
England. died from cancer OF the jaw. The
deceased was iorty-four years old, born in
Ireland and had served in the wars OF
England with distinction.
The New York Daily News, which is re.
garded as an authority in church matters,
states that, despite all reports to the con-
trary, it is true that the learned priest, DIR.
Richard Labor Burtsell, pastor OF the
Church oil the Epiphany. is among the
elergymen who are being severely disciplin-
cd by Archbishop Corrigan for expressing
sympathy with DR.. McGiynn. He has
been deprived of his Office OF defender OF
the marriage tie and been removed rom
the board OF synodalexaminers. DR.. Burt
sell is noted for his retiring disposition.
He has q large private fortune which he
lavishes In charitable works.
Excitement continues over the demand
OF England for the possession OF Tortugas
island or the payment OF $1,000, 900 in
settlement OF claims. 1t lie reported that
a special British envoy has presented Eng
lands ultimatum, and has threatened the
bombarding OF the principal ports OF the
republic after the lapse OF five days II Eng
lands claims be not acknowledged. IL Is
said that the Haytians menace q general
massacre OF foreigners II the president
yields to Eng'and's demands.
The pope 10 about 70 issues isstsr sane.